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Rhinella marina  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 773729

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Rana marina Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Bufo brasiliensis Laurenti, 1768
  
    Bufo horridus Daudin, 1802
  
    Bufo humeralis Daudin, 1803
  
    Bombinator maculatus Merrem, 1820
  
    Bufo lazarus Spix, 1824
  
    Bufo albicans Spix, 1824
  
    Bufo pithecodactylus Werner, 1899
  
    Chaunus marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Rhinella marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Rana gigas Walbaum, 1784
  
    Rana humerisarmata Bonnaterre, 1789
  
    Bombinator horridus (Daudin, 1802)
  
    Bufo maculiventris Spix, 1824
  
    Docidophryne lazarus (Spix, 1824)
  
    Bufo marinis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Bufo marinus fluminensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
  
    Bufo marinus napensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
  
    Bufo marinus marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
  Common Name(s): Cane Toad [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, rã, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyBufonidae Gray, 1825 – Bufonids, bufonidés, crapauds, Toads  
                               GenusRhinella Fitzinger, 1826 – South American Toads  
                                  SpeciesRhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) – Cane Toad  
       

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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Rhinella marina   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Rhinella marina   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.   
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Sixth Ed.   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetological Circular No. 37   
  Page(s): 1-84   
  Publisher: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0-916984-74-5   
  Notes: Available free as a PDF at http://ssarherps.org/pages/HerpCommNames.php   
  Reference for: Rhinella marina, Cane Toad [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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